Passyunk Avenue Bridge

Passyunk Avenue Bridge
Coordinates	39°55′12″N75°12′07″W / 39.920°N 75.202°W / 39.920; -75.202
Carries	4 lanes of Passyunk Avenue and BicyclePA Route E
Crosses	Schuylkill River
Locale	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
ID number	NBI Structure Number: 673019007000000
Characteristics
Design	Double leaf bascule bridge
Total length	2,240.2 feet (682.8 m)
Width	74.1 feet (22.6 m)
History
Opened	1983
Location

The Passyunk Avenue Bridge is an American, double leaf bascule bridge that spans the Schuylkill River between South Philadelphia and the Southwest Philadelphia sections of the city of Philadelphia in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. ^[1]

History and architectural features

The current bridge was completed in 1983. It was built on an alignment slightly to the north of its predecessor, a two-lane double-leaf bascule bridge that dated to 1911.

See also

• George C. Platt Bridge
• List of crossings of the Schuylkill River
• Passyunk Township, Pennsylvania
• University Avenue Bridge, another bascule bridge in Philadelphia

Gallery

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  Passyunk Avenue Bridge from junkyard view

References

1. Steffe, Michael J. (April 26, 1994). "UNIVERSITY AVENUE BRIDGE Paul Philippe Cret, architect". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. Retrieved July 10, 2010. The much more recent Passyunk Avenue Bridge, and the University Avenue Bridge remain the only two extant double leaf bascule type drawbridges on the Schuylkill River in Philadelphia.